Art geeks can get their freak on with out-of-print design tomes, pop-up books, and jewelry at the Contemporary’s gift shop and boutique.
Photo: Courtesy of Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
A converted Methodist church sets the scene for your next event or art show.
J.P. McChesney’s industrial work/art space houses illuminated ballistic glass panels, leatherworks, and conversation pieces.
Georgia State University’s underground movie theater is blissfully cheap (and secretly open to the public). Grab dollar drinks and popcorn before mulling over a mixed commercial and art house title marquee.
A scruffy community arts center with a heart and plenty of indie eye candy. By day, they help needy kids and raise funds for cultural causes. By night, they host conceptual shows and basement concerts with dollar beers.
Ben Krause’s eponymous gallery space features exhibits focusing on edgy topics from fashion to blood. Suffice to say: It keeps local art heads and collectors talking.
Up-and-coming jewelers, community art classes, and local design meet-ups that make you think. The gallery keeps limited hours, but the grassroots good vibes are worth the wait.
Eat, drink, and be merry. Indie businesses from kettlebells and organic hair treatments to art galleries and a farmers market.
The city’s buzzing art garden, greenhouse, and venue. Orchid care clinics, traveling sculpture exhibits, and nighttime concerts galore.
Renzo Piano’s Midtown ode to art and light. The city’s largest exhibits — sourced from the Lourve to ancient China and beyond — are housed. The inspired gift shop and on-campus restaurant Table 1280 are sense swayers, too.